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Northbrook man accused of threatening mail carrier with gun
A Northbrook man was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, accused of threatening a mail carrier with a gun, police said Tuesday. William Fay, 60, of the 1400 block of Shermer Road was charged after he followed the carrier Saturday and waved a gun at...Tags: Prosecution
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Ind. mayor opposes plasma arc waste plant
The mayor of Anderson, Ind., says he opposes construction of a plant that would vaporize pharmaceutical and electronics waste. Mayor Kris Ockomon told opponents of the plant Tuesday night that the more he looked into the project, the less he liked it....Tags: Plant Openings, Regional Authority, Indianapolis
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Banks trying to cope with rise in bad loans
Tribune reporterFirst National Bank of Brookfield, like many banks nationally, was being hurt by bad loans. Now it can do something about a big chunk of its bad debt. On Friday the $268.7 million-asset bank took control of a foreclosed 35-acre commercial real estate...Tags: Banking, Brookfield (Cook, Illinois), National Government, Naperville, Tony Rezko
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Fix this now? Fix this later?
For many homeowners, tackling that annoying and ever-present home-repair list is a perennial New Year's resolution. But this year, the recession has more homeowners facing a tough question: What do we fix now, and what can we put off until later? At...Tags: Downers Grove, Emergency Incidents, Beauty Products, Water Restrictions, Vernon Hills
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Are bargains real at liquidation sales?
Of The Associated PressQ: I've seen lots of going-out-of-business sales lately as more retailers have filed for bankruptcy. Are these sales a good place to find bargains? A: Going-out-of-business sales for major retailers Linens 'N Things, Circuit City Stores Inc., Steve &...Tags: Government, Advice, Circuit City Stores Inc., Financially Distressed Companies, Consumers
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Return of funny Keillor
Thank goodness the election is over and Garrison Keillor is back to writing truly funny stuff like "Fear the fallout of flushing airplane toilet" (Commentary, Dec. 17) instead of being just another biased political columnist. --Louis B. Raffel... -
Fugitive Northbrook art dealer accused of fraud arrested in Mexico
A fugitive charged in an international art fraud prosecution in Chicago has been apprehended in Mexico, federal authorities said Wednesday. James Kennedy, a Northbrook art dealer, had been sought by U.S. marshals and U.S. postal inspectors since... -
Now, guilt season
Tribune reporterIt doesn't take much to make Amy Rubinstein feel guilty. Leaving for work in the morning is usually enough. "I feel guilty all the time," says the 39-year-old Northbrook mom of twins Ella and Sam, 4. One morning, she and her kids were tossing pennies in...Tags: Credit and Debt, Wheaton College, New Year's Day, Family, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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Nine home renovation projects that make sense for 2009
Tribune reporterWith sales of existing houses in the Midwest down 6 percent in October (and remain 9.1 percent below figures from October '07) and the median Midwestern home price down 6.7 percent from a year ago (according to the National Association of Realtors), it...Tags: Books and Magazines, Periodicals, Electrical Appliance, Magazines, Metal and Mineral
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Some divorced parents celebrate Christmas as a family
Tribune reporterChristine Lowe loves a traditional holiday, with stockings hanging by the fireplace and cookies left for Santa. But stop by her Aurora home on Christmas morning and you'll find a decidedly non-Hallmark gathering that includes her ex-husband and former in-...Tags: Reese Witherspoon, Hanukkah, Christmas, Family, Religious Festivals
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Illinois politics: Easier than Dec. 26 shopping
Today, while I'm out getting trampled as I search for a cheap TV to replace the cool 19-incher we've lived with for years, readers get their writes on lotsa stuff that has aggravated them to no end. Mr. Kass, re: Gov. Big Hairovich, this may be...Tags: Michael Madigan, Rahm Emanuel , Rod Blagojevich, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Home design and gardening sales and events
Shop it Early arrivals at the "Clear the Floor Sale" Monday at Scentimental Gardens, the antiques, furniture, decor and garden shop in Geneva, will get some extra goodies. Be there at 9 a.m. Monday and enter a drawing for an extra 25 percent discount...Tags: Art Institute of Chicago, Heavy Engineering, Inventories, Furniture, Evanston
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